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Advanced Air Mobility 12 Apr 2023

Vertical Aerospace announces Design Organisation Approval (DOA)

Issued by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), this marks a step toward Type Certification for the company’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft.

Advanced Air Mobility 11 Apr 2023

Horizon Aircraft completes wind tunnel transition flight testing

The company anticipates that its Cavorite X5 hybrid eVTOL will be ready for full-scale flight tests in 2025.

Aerospace 10 Apr 2023

Volocopter completes Bruchsal, Germany production site

The company aims to produce 50+ carbon fiber composites-intensive electric air taxis per year, aiming for first commercial services in 2024.

Wind/Energy 7 Apr 2023

Hexagon Agility Mobile Pipeline supplied to CNG project in Jordan

Headed by fuel station chain Masanseer Oil & Gas, the lightweight composite X-Store modules will enable large-volume CNG transportation and distribution, improving project economics, scalability.

Carbon Fibers 5 Apr 2023

Carbon fiber Hartzell propeller drives fuel cell-powered Dash 8

Specially designed five-bladed propeller keeps Universal Hydrogen hydrogen-testbed aircraft airborne during a flight in early March 2023, giving support to green technologies.

Wind/Energy 3 Apr 2023

Cevotec grows commercial activities in China

Collaboration with two new international sales partners will bring Cevotec’s fiber patch placement (FPP) technology to the forefront of the Chinese composites industry.

Aerospace 31 Mar 2023

FACC reports growth due to short- and medium-haul aircraft, potential expansions

Citing a 22% increase in revenue, FACC plans to expand its workforce and Plant 6 in Croatia as it pursues continued growth in civil aviation, UAM and space sectors.

Wind/Energy 27 Mar 2023

Hi-DEN project targets novel high-pressure hydrogen storage innovations

Carbon ThreeSixty, alongside partners Antich & Sons and Viritech, will manufacture, integrate and demonstrate a volumetrically efficient composite hydrogen system for land transport, short-haul aerospace.

Advanced Air Mobility 24 Mar 2023

United Airlines, Archer to launch eVTOL routes in Chicago

O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vertiport Chicago will be the next point-to-point route of the partners’ urban air mobility (UAM) network buildout.